Locking-clip.



L. STEINBERGER.

, LOCKING CLIP.

APPLICATIQN FILED 0CT.18, I910.

Patented May 11, 1915.

ATTORNEYS UNTE ST re re onion.

r 'nonrssrnmsnnenn, onnnoox iarn, New YORK.

LOCKING-CLIP.

Specification of Letters retiit'.""""'" ?3E.tented Eiay 11, 1915.

Appiication filed October- 18, 1910 Serial No. 587,718.

- lOIl are the following: I. To enable a. clip,

or analogous support for a conductor, to be readily secured to and detached ironrthe hanger Without releasing the hanger from its suspension inechanlsni. II. To adapt the l same clip to :fit hangers, or analogous sup porting members, of different. S1ZBS. Ill. To avoid the necessity forturningzthe clip bodily upon an axis inmonnting the clipv uponth'e hanger or removing the suns. IV. To facintate the removal;

therefrom. and replacement oi. vvarious parts. -V. To

enable the .cli p to'be fi'xedly scour ed atdijder entpredetermined angles relatively to the hanger. V1. vTo allow theclip Ireedoin of rotation relatively tothe hanger in instancesvhere such freedom is desirable,

Reference to o had to-theZ-accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters ot reference indicate corresponding parts in all.

the figures.

Figure 1 is a view partly inelevation and partly in section, showing my improved hanger supporting a. wire; Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22 of big. 1, looking in the direotion'of the arrow; and Fig.

'3 is a perspective showing the hanger and clip. I k spanner hanger 4 is provided with eyes 5 and connected with the latterare span wires 6 whereby the hanger and parts connected with it are supported. Integral with the spanner hanger l and disposed centrally thereof is a round-top receptacle 7 and ex tending into the same are anchorages The receptacle 7 contains a body-of insulating material 9, preferably such. is commonly known in the trade as Electrosef Embedded Within this insulating material is a hanger bolt 10 provided with a head '11 and with an annular bead'li. The bolt 10 is further provided with a threaded portion 13 extending downwardly from the head 12. A sleeve id. is provided internally With a thread me is revolubly fitted upon thethreaded portion 13 of. the bolt..- The threaded sleeve 14: is provided with an annular flange 15 integral with. it. i At 15 is a nut having generally an annular forniand provided with a contractedportion17. A

head 18 having generally at cylindrical rforin 1S provided'with a cavity 19, also. of substantially cylindrical form This cavity is of greater diameter than the threaded portion 13 of the bolt and isosuch depth that, when used as here indicated, its bottonr is'never quite reached by this threaded portion. At :20 is. a clip. and secured to thelat tei 's a conductor 21 \vhiohimay be a ivire or cable. The head 18is integi'iolivith the clip 20. The body portion of the nut 16 and the.

upper portion of the sleeve lal a-relof-angular form to facilitate the application ofivrenches upon them, as will be understood from Fig.2.

-The' head 18 of the clip 20' ne'ednot in every instance-be made hollow. \Vhen my improved, clip is to be employed with fat hanger having a threaded bolt of standard length, .five-eighths of an inch, the head portion of the clip may be madesolid'without in any, way affectingihe operation of.

my invention. -Should. it he dsired to apply my improved .clip on a hanger having,

a bolt, say threeouarters of an inch in di'. emeter, the only change required to be made is to employ a nut ld having the internal diameter of its threaded portiontapped to three-quarters of an inch, or if desired, the

original nut enlarged from five-eighths to,

three-quarters of an inch by running a threequarter inch tap into. it. p The operation of my device is, as follows:

In order to attach the clipto and detach'itfrom the hanger, it is not necessary to remove the nut. 16 from its, mounting. This can be done, however, if desired, by turning I the sleeve 14: so as to remove it frond the threaded portion 13 of the bolt. If the' operator does not desire to removethe sleeve 14.- from the bolt, he merely turns the cut 16. The rotation of this nut feeds the din-red l8 gradually downward until the head is entirely released from the nut 16. During this movement of the nut lGtlre contracted portionl'i' the latter turns with aswivel motion upon the flange 15. It may happen, that the cylindricalcavity 1.9 in the head 13 1 is of an odd size, or it may happen that the head 18-, having been once before used, has

been Worked over and on this account its cavity 19 varies in size from the one shown in Fig. 1. Again, it may happen that the head 18 has been used in connection with a clip 'of some other kind. If, for any of these reasons, it happens that the, cavity 19 is of nut 16 and apply another wrench to the ana larger diameter than that of the threaded portion 13 of the bolt,- this does not prevent the head 18 from fitting perfectly, and consequently does not prevent the support of the conductor 21 by aid of my improved cli v Elie usual way of removing the c1ip20 from the hanger is to apply a wrench to the volving the same until it is freed from the bolt, the'flange of the nut 14 acts as a swivel against the turned in portion of the nut 16. The operation of applying or removing my improved clip from a hanger or support is very simple and may be quickly elfected. My improved clips may be made short or long, as desired.

. It will be noted that. owingt'o the shape of the spanner hanger 4, and more partioularly to the position of the eyes 5, the clip 20 can not be turned completely around without striking these eyes. This is a matter of no consequence in my hanger, for the reason 'that in order to mount the clip in position, or to disconhectit from the hanger,thre is no necessity to turn the clip relatively to the spanner hanger.

I do not limit myself to the precise form or construction of any orall of the parts her ein shown and described, nor to the ex combination of parts as shown; neither dol limit myself in every instance to form the head portion of the clip llOllOW,,-3S it will be apparent to-those skilled in this art that changes ma v be made therein without.

a ing departing from'the spirit or scope of my invention. v I I I Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: I a I 1. A locking clip, comprising a-spanner hanger, a bolt supported thereby and provided with an annular bead, and also rovided ,with'a' threaded portion extending from. revolu (11y mounted upon saidthreaded portion an provided with anannular bead, l nut having a contracted portion 'in'engagement with said annular head of" said annular sleeve, said nut beingthreaded inter. nally and revoluble relatively to said sleeve, a head threaded externally andfittipg said nut, and a clip connected withsai for supporting a wire.

A we 15 bolt supporte thereby and provided with n bead, and further provided with a threaded portion extending from said head, a sleeve threaded internall v and revolubly fitted upon id threade portion, said sleeve bow-- apted to jam against said bead and being provided also with an, annular flange,

id annular bead,"a-threaded sleeve um. bud

a nut provided with a colitract'ed portion for resting.upon said annular flange, said nut being threaded internally, "a head threaded externally and fittedinto said-nukand a clip member connected WltllSald had for supporting a conductor. 4

'3. A locking clip, comprising a fixed H means-for supporting the same, a sleeve car ried by said bolt and provided with'a flange, said sleeve being further provided with an angular surface to be engaged by a wrench,

a nut'provide'd with a portion for engag ng said annular. flan'ge-,said nut being three internally, ahead threaded externally and engaged externally by *said nut,,said head having a central compartment of greater diameter than said threaded portion -of said bolt for receiving the latter, and a clip member mounted upon said head.

. In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in the presence of two, subscribing witnesses.

LQUIS STEINBERGER' Witnesses: i v p 1 Watson HARRIsQN, ;1

P ILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

